HERMAN SAFTLEVEN | An extensive mountain landscape with a view over a river valley

Anonymous sale, Cologne, Lempertz, 20 November 1980, lot 195, when acquired.

Schieder-Schwalenberg 2000, no. 25;

Rotterdam 2008, no. 71.

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W. Schulz, Herman Saftleven 1609-1685. Leben und Werke, Berlin 1982, p. 162, cat. no. 140-A;

Raupp 2001, pp. 228–31, cat. no. 59, reproduced in colour;

Rotterdam 2008, p. 81, cat. no. 71, reproduced in colour

With its delicately painted details and vivid palette, this mesmerising view is an impressive example of the panoramic landscapes for which Herman Saftleven is best renowned, encapsulating the unique artistic vision that defined his output and establishing him as one of the most successful and versatile Dutch artists of the seventeenth century.